Jewish Gem's Genealogy: Mining for Your Elusive Ancestors

To the Jewish Asylum for the Mentally Ill: Request for this mentally ill person, who resided at Francisz St. 26, could be admitted to the institution.

2. Scan #13

Request for admission of Jaraelowitsch into the beggars' asylum

3. Scan #15

Ruchle Lisner, born Ajzner. Mentally ill. Moved to Lodz in 1895. Passport # 80728. Relatives in Batuty. (translated by Claude Sonnet 5, AI)

4. Scan #17

This is possibly a log recording the route and timing of Ruchla Lisner's transport as she was moved from community to community en route to Lodz.

5. The letter is from the Imperial Police headquarters in Lodz to the representative board of the Jewish community asking about institutions for neglected Jewish children. Also asked if there was such institutions at another location in the Lodz county, in the Lask district, or in the Brzeziny district. (Claude Sonnet 5)

6. Scan #27

Father requested, in writing, that daughter Pesse Sch. be institutionalized for mental illness free of charge. He was too poor to pay for the service. The request had been made verbally, at first.

7. Scan #

Dated 5 Apr 1916. Medical certificate issued by a doctor, certifying that a man named Hersz Majer Goldstein/Oldstein, suffered from mental illness (indicated a form of early-onset dementia; what was later known as schizophrenia). requested that he be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

8. Scan #33

Request for the Community Board to arrange for Hersch David Dawidowicz's immediate admission/transfer into a mental hospital for a recurring mental illness (previously treated successfully at a psychiatric hospital).

9. Scan #50

Adam Rode, 11 year old homeless boy. Taken into custody because he was homeless. Police requested the Jewish community take charge of Adam to prevent neglect.

This is only a partial listing. Continue on to the additional scans for additional names & other information, using your favorite translators as needed. I used ChatGPT, Claude, & Perplexity Pro, & Google Translate. I can't guarantee the accuracy of the translations.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

1935 Register of Identity Cards Issued by the City Council in Lodz (from #60001 to #68512)

1935

1. Files of the City of Lodz (#60001-65000):

https://skanoteka.genealodzy.pl/id4119-sy86609-se4120

2. Files of the City of Lodz (#65001-68512)

https://skanoteka.genealodzy.pl/id4119-sy86610-se4120

Unfortunately there is no index for these lists of names. The lists include both Jews & non-Jews.

When you click on each item:

you will be brought to lists which include the following:

Sample:

Thursday, July 23, 2026

1896 ULANOW: Notarial Files of Kazimierz Jarema

File Numbers: Click on a number to access a particular file.

https://notariaty-genealodzy-pl.translate.goog/id5187-sy38-se?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en.

File Documents:

https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=pg&id=5187&se=&sy=38&kt=&plik=001.jpg&zoom=1

Here are a few of the names found in the various files (1896). The numbers represent the file #s in which the names were found. This is a partial list. There is no index. You will need to manually check each page.

Samuel Schleyer, Jakub Flus (or Tlus), Nachman Bergstain- (#1-signatures). Abraham Bergstain, Samuel Schlayer.

Jakob Schifferman (#3)

Herz Wilkenfeld, __ Silber (# 8)

___ Silber (#10)

Herz Wilkenfeld, Gibel/Gifel (?) Silber ( #11 signatures)

Herz Wilkenfeld (#12)

Herz Wilkenfeld (#317 signature)

____ Kindblum (#142, Hersz Kuhl (signature)

Leib Beril (#177 signature)

Solomon Kuhl (#178)

Moj___ Laufer (#270)

____ Silber, Leib Klopper (?), Mojzes Laufer (signatures) (#272)

Jakob Pfeffer, Abrackam Berg Stein, _araet Iser Teicher (#296, signatures)

Isak Silber, Leib Kloppz (#299 signatures)

Herz Kohane (#300)

Rozalya Malek (signature, #302)

Samuel Schleyer, Moses Taub, Nachman Bergstain (#305, signatures) & Nachman & Bergstain.

Fiszel Spira & Tobla Spira, Rachla Spira, Fiszel Spira (#306)

Fiszel Spira, Pinkas Spira,Marje__ Spira, Tobla Spira, __Spira,Jude Spira,Ruchla Spira,Rachli spira (#307) (?) Spirow, Rachla Spirowe & Fiszla Spira Michalowi (#308)

Ruchla Spira & Fisela Spira, Fiszla Spiry (#309)

Chaim Hama, __sle Spirowe (#310)

__lel Spira (signature #311)

Mojzesz Laufer, Leib Klapper (#325, signatures)

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You can find a complete list of Notary Kazimierz Jarema's "Notarial Deeds" at: https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/id5187

Monday, July 20, 2026

1929 IDENTITY CARDS: State Archives,Piotrkow Branch in Tomaszow Mazowiecki:

NOTE: you need to "sign in" to see all of the information.

The people in the following files include both Jews & non-Jews. Many photos are included.

1. File 49/7/0/-/III-1145a

Underlying records have not been scanned yet, but the list of names for this card file are available under "Tags": https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/25940474

2.1929. ID cards. Folder No. 2. 49/7/0/-/III-1146

https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/jednostka/-/jednostka/25940475

Go to "Tags" Click on desired name for the underlying records.

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First & last name, birth date & place, residence, parents' names & places of birth, physical description.

3. Folder No. 3: ID Cards: 49/7/0/-/III-1147

https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/25940476

Pages

Thursday, August 13, 2026

BELARUS: JEWISH BURIAL SITES

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1915-1918 LODZ: ASYLUM FOR THE MENTALLY ILL [Part #2]